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Ivan Perišić tested
positive for
SARS-CoV-2

27.06.2021.
Ivan Perišić tested positive for SARS-CoV-2
photo by: Drago Sopta/HNS
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During Saturday evening, Croatian Football Federation received the results of regular testing for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which showed that player Ivan Perišić has tested positive for novel coronavirus.

Medical staff isolated Ivan from the other members of the national team and immediately and thoroughly informed competent epidemiological authorities about the situation, providing evidence of complying with all the necessary measures aimed at protection against the spread of coronavirus.

Perišić will spend 10 days in self-isolation and during that period will not participate at the matches of the Croatian national team.

All other players, staff and delegation members tested negative. National team will be traveling from Pula on Sunday 27 June with a charter flight to Copenhagen, where it plays a Round of 16 match of the UEFA EURO 2020 against Spain on Monday.

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